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Here is a thought to chill the heart of any Edinburgh homeowner planning to cash in during the Festival by renting out their home to thesps: Christine Hamilton. The former Tory minister’s missus is journeying to Auld Reekie to appear in a production of the Vagina Monologues (a bit of a spine-chiller in itself). It is traditional for sojourning actors to take flats in the city. And the agencies that furnish such arrangements are rarely able to tell homeowners who will be sleeping in their beds until after the event. Surely the prospect that the business end of the Hammer House of Hamilton might be among their number will cause the supply of flats to dwindle.

The Stirlingshire home of the late Sir Hugh Fraser is being marketed by FPDSavills in Glasgow. Fraser took over House of Fraser in 1966 — which then included Harrods in its portfolio. Clearly feeling good